Iain Banks Quotes
The combination of modern ordnance and outdated tactics had, as usual, created enormous casualties on both sides.Iain Banks
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As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
Victoria Principal -
Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
E. Stanley Jones -
Way back when I was a junior pastry chef, I'd bake loads of muffins every morning, as many as 120 or so, while operating on autopilot.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
For skincare, I'm a Clean and Clear girl. Especially with the humidity in Georgia, Clean and Clear has been pretty good to me with all of the makeup we have to wear. My skin really responds to that product. I'm also a big fan of Kiehl's under-eye avocado cream.
Candice Accola -
Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch.
Larry Flynt -
Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.
Karen Salmansohn
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It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' is one of the greatest films of all time.
Laura Dern -
Formula One has been the backdrop of my life.
Tamara Ecclestone -
I wish HP nothing but the best. I think HP is an icon. Those of us who had their careers in the Valley think of Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett as role models. We would love to be half as good as they were.
Larry Ellison -
Redemption just means you just make a change in your life and you try to do right, versus what you were doing, which was wrong.
Ice T -
I've always been a leader my whole life. I've always led. I didn't know how to do anything else.
Magic Johnson
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I view myself as a dealmaker.
Gary Bettman -
I find the comic book audience a lot more intense than the fantasy one, definitely.
Finn Jones -
While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
Madeleine Albright -
I spent a huge amount of time by myself. I daydreamed and learned how to be alone and not be lonely.
Rachel Kushner -
If I was gonna go to jail, I don't want to go to jail for stealing a bottle of water. I'll steal that $20 million. At least then it was worth it.
Idris Elba -
I love to play the game, love to be around the rink, and love to joke around with my teammates and have some fun.
Patrick Kane
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Women inspire me. Women in the airports, around the country in different cities, destinations around the world, inspire me with the way they express their individuality. I love watching women and discovering all the ways each person uses a color, pattern, a style, even a lipstick color. I'm a people watcher.
Camila Alves -
Someone once told me that something they really liked about me was that they thought that I was really down to earth and not high-maintenance. I think that was cool. It's important to stay grounded.
Victoria Justice -
We need to discover all over again that worship is natural to the Christian, as it was to the godly Israelites who wrote the psalms, and that the habit of celebrating the greatness and graciousness of God yields an endless flow of thankfulness, joy, and zeal.
J. I. Packer -
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
Naguib Mahfouz -
I have been tied up with music for about as long as I can remember. By the time I was four I was picking out little tunes my mother played on the reed organ in the living-room.
Mary Lou Williams -
The combination of modern ordnance and outdated tactics had, as usual, created enormous casualties on both sides.
Iain Banks